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Rita Levi-Montalcini · Nerve growth factor — discovering how neurons survive and wire.

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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-MontalciniKurt Hagblom , Firma Hagblom-Foto, restored by Adam Cuerden · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Anatomy for Rita Levi-Montalcini is a network story, not a single spot.

Structures below are teaching landmarks; brains vary.

Structures

Structure 1

A key node for trophic survival signals in Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Structure 2

A key node for trophic survival signals in Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Structure 3

A key node for trophic survival signals in Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Structure 4

A key node for trophic survival signals in Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Structure 5

A key node for trophic survival signals in Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Structure 6

A key node for trophic survival signals in Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Pathways

Pathway 1

Routes that carry trophic survival signals signals.

Pathway 2

Routes that carry trophic survival signals signals.

Pathway 3

Routes that carry trophic survival signals signals.

Pathway 4

Routes that carry trophic survival signals signals.

Landmarks

Landmark 1

A classic landmark when teaching Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Landmark 2

A classic landmark when teaching Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Landmark 3

A classic landmark when teaching Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Landmark 4

A classic landmark when teaching Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Trace related regions on the interactive atlas after this page.

Sources & research

  1. The nerve growth factor: thirty-five years laterLevi-Montalcini R · 1987 · EMBO JournalDOIPubMed
  2. Rita Levi-Montalcini and the discovery of NGFAloe L · 2011 · Archives Italiennes de BiologiePubMed

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